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FAQ 9.14 How do I make sure users can't enter values into a form that cause my CGI script to do bad things? PerlFAQ Server 04-13-2008
Posted by PerlFAQ Server on April 13, 2008, 3:03 pm
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9.14: How do I make sure users can't enter values into a form that cause my CGI
script to do bad things?

See the security references listed in the CGI Meta FAQ

http://www.perl.org/CGI_MetaFAQ.html



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